Edmonton tweeters react to our frigid weather
By Jennifer Carbert EDMONTON — The Farmer’s Almanac describes weather in March as “in like a lion, out like a lamb.” At least that is what Edmontonians were all hoping when they woke up with -32 Cº temperatures on March 1. Listen in and see what some locals had to say about the cold weather on Twitter:
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yegsphere [Tue @ 9am] Sunny, -28.1°C | Wind: NW 4 km/h | WindChill: -32 | Humidity: 56% | Pressure: 103.8 kPa ? #yegweather #edmonton -
caitlyn_780 ahhhh whats with this weather? seriously :| done with #yeg and the cold -
SkipIsChris If it’s going to stay this cold, then I need a pair of monkey slippers. #YEG #minus30inmarchsucks http://ow.ly/i/8G4T -
karinhedet So cold in #yeg I wore my wool touque indoors for 30 mins after arrival home …even while brushing teeth before bed, touque was on ;) -
micfok @EmilyRiddle #yeg is some kind of horrible, twisted fairy tail. There’s no way a real city could be this cold. -
EdmCommsGrl Just wrong to be so bright and sunny AND screaming cold on way to work this a.m. #yeg #yegweather #mothernaturedrunkonpinacoladasmakesjoke -
juliannacummins …pretty sure I felt my contact lense freeze to my eyeball. #yeg -
scottybomb It’s so cold, there’s a mammoth tying up traffic on the Whitemud. #yegweather #itssocold #yeghoth -
scottybomb It’s so cold out, I just saw a yeti wearing a sweater. #itssocold #yegweather #yeghoth
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ShaneBergdahl Off to a morning meeting. That is if my car actually starts. Spring. Where are you? Can’t see you out there. #yeg -
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rethinkbusiness It’s hard to look outside and believe that spring is only three weeks away. #winterblues #edmonton #yeg -
western221 made a monumental mistake of wearing a spring jacket today….enough with the winter already #winterblues -
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MightyHallzy Too damn cold out. I wonder if work will let me have a “too damn cold to bother working in the arctic tundra” day #yeg #fmj -
m1randacoleman I was waiting for 25 minutes for my bus that runs every 15. The driver told me that it’s so cold that his bus wouldn’t start at a red. #yeg -
R_Javorsky There’s a cold beauty watching the sunrise this morning. #yeg -
ctvedmonton Fire crews battle a two-alarm fire around 94 St and 118 Ave. Crews rotating shifts putting out blaze because of cold #yeg -
scottybomb Hey #yeg. It’s so cold out, Jack Frost just turned up his heat. #yegweather #itssocold #yeghoth
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Liann_Cameron It’s so cold out I’m wearing granny panties just for the extra layer!! #yeg #yegweather -
CHILDishes Dear unbelievably cold and long winter, you’ve overstayed your welcome. #yeg -
TerriSaundersAB You know it’s cold when your thermometer simply says OF – Out of Frequency. Dumb thing must have been made in the States! #YEG -
laguinaldo Ugh. If I WANTED to be this cold, I’d go stand in my freezer!!! #yeg -
prairiepaperie Yay, I can tell my kids that I’m not the meanest mom! :) RT @iNews880: #yeg Mother Nature meaner than usual when it comes to the cold -
teasin Snow, snow, snow, cold, cold, COLD. March has come in like a jerkface. #yegweather #yeg -
iNews880 #yeg Bitter cold causing more vehicle problems than normal http://bit.ly/hVeKwP -
edmontonjournal Firefighters battle Alberta Avenue blaze http://edmjr.nl/gy5hSb #yeg